JOHANNESBURG: The BRICS nations today called for a comprehensive approach in combating terrorism, which should include countering radicalisation, blocking channels of terrorist financing, dismantling terrorists’ bases and preventing misuse of the internet by terrorist entities.
The five-member nations – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – signed the BRICS Johannesburg Declaration, asserting that those responsible for committing, organising, or supporting terrorist acts must be held accountable.
“We call upon all nations to adopt a comprehensive approach in combating terrorism, which should include countering radicalisation, recruitment, travel of foreign terrorist fighters, blocking sources and channels of terrorist financing including, for instance, through organised crime by means of money-laundering, supply of weapons, drug trafficking and other criminal activities, dismantling terrorist bases, and countering misuse of the internet” by them, it said.
The declaration deplored the continued terrorist attacks, including in some BRICS member states, and condemned terrorism in all its forms and manifestations wherever committed and by whomsoever. (AGENCIES)
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